Where does “oikislainen” come from?

oikislainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

oikislainen (Finnish): A law student or any scholar in a faculty of law

Definitions

  1. A law student or any scholar in a faculty of law

Ancestry of “oikislainen”, step by step

oikislainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
2Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
3Old Swedishslagh
4Middle Low Germanslach
5Old Saxonslag
6Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
7Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
8Low Germanslagge
9Middle Low Germanslagge
10Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
11Old Saxonslāhanto hit
12Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
13Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish oikis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikisfaculty of law
2Finnishoikeustieteellinenjurisprudential; of law
3Finnishoikeustiedejurisprudence
4Finnishtiedescience; one of the liberal arts or humanities
5Finnishtietääto know, be aware of; to signify, mean, presage,...
6Finnish-mätönFront vowel variant of -maton
7Proto-Finnic-mat'oinForms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective
8Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
9Proto-Uralic-ktama
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic slahan